Art is all around us, not just in museums or galleries, and through classes in art
history students sharpen their perception of visual images in a world where ideas
and information are increasingly communicated through visual media.
Art is often regarded as concrete evidence of the human desire to communicate. In
Art History we investigate this evidence, from building to bowl, cave painting to
contemporary performance art, with a concern for form, meaning and cultural context.
The Winthrop University Art History degree includes courses covering the arts of the world, from Africa to Europe, and Asia to the Americas. An undergraduate student can major or minor in art history and any student interested in music, literature, psychology, anthropology, politics and many other areas will find a complement to these subjects in art history.
Paper Conservator, Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
Gallery Manager, SOCO Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Paper Conservation, Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Samuel H. Kress fellowship
Chattanooga Public Library & Adjunct Art History Lecturer at Cleveland State Community College, Chattanooga, TN
Amy's Art Appraising, Art History Lecturer at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, SC
Cultural & Heritage Museum of York County, SC
(orange dress) Arts & Cultural Initiatives Coordinator at the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation
Careers of Winthrop's Art History Alumni
Advanced Degrees Pursued by Art History Alumni
Due to the prescriptive and evolving nature of the various degree programs within
the Department of Fine Arts, the Department Chair and Art History faculty have identified
the fifth or sixth semester junior year (in addition to multiple summer study options)
is generally the best semester to study abroad. Through a combination of language,
art history, studio, humanities and conservation and arts administrative courses at
the abroad institution and Winthrop distance learning, students are able to study
abroad without delaying graduation. It is imperative however, that students work
with their art history advisor, or the department chair, prior to selecting a study
abroad institution and planned course of study abroad to insure transfer and major
credit.
Kyle G. Sweeney
Assistant Professor
102 McLaurin Hall
803/323-3016
sweeneyk@winthrop.edu
Alice Burmeister
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Art History
247 McLaurin Hall
803/323-2656
burmeistera@winthrop.edu
Karen Stock
Professor
104 McLaurin Hall
803/323-2659
stockk@winthrop.edu
